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Seriously, the passing-without-calling ratio has gotten much, much worse this year. Not quite sure why. I've been riding the slower bike for a few weeks so I get passed more often, and I've observed that most days only about 25% of riders call their passes. Then there was the guy yesterday who passed on the right before I could complete a pass . . .

Seriously, the passing-without-calling ratio has gotten much, much worse this year. Not quite sure why. I've been riding the slower bike for a few weeks so I get passed more often, and I've observed that most days only about 25% of riders call their passes. Then there was the guy yesterday who passed on the right before I could complete a pass . . .

Spring is always rough, but as cycling becomes more popular, I suspect each new spring will be progressively worse.

Unfortunately on Monday morning I did not have it with me coming down the CCT from the MD line to Georgetown. Somehow I found myself in a steady stream-like pack of 20 Cat-6 commuters all going varying speeds at different times with someone always passing something. Throw a dozen joggers into the mix and it was chaotic. With all the bells dinging and ringing it sounded like a frickin salvation army bucket parade and I couldn't tell what the hell was going on. I had to check behind me before passing someone else anyway.

Unfortunately on Monday morning I did not have it with me coming down the CCT from the MD line to Georgetown. Somehow I found myself in a steady stream-like pack of 20 Cat-6 commuters all going varying speeds at different times with someone always passing something. Throw a dozen joggers into the mix and it was chaotic. With all the bells dinging and ringing it sounded like a frickin salvation army bucket parade and I couldn't tell what the hell was going on. I had to check behind me before passing someone else anyway.

My commute is the opposite direction on the CCT, so I end up having to dodge these people as they swerve into my "lane". Also, it means that when I come up on a jogger or whatever, I end up having to stop and wait to pass because there inevitably is a line of like 15 cyclists all riding 2 abreast coming the other way. Gah, why do you people feel the need to ride your bikes to work?? That's my thing! Although come summer, the heat will surely take its toll and thin their ranks.

My commute is the opposite direction on the CCT, so I end up having to dodge these people as they swerve into my "lane". Also, it means that when I come up on a jogger or whatever, I end up having to stop and wait to pass because there inevitably is a line of like 15 cyclists all riding 2 abreast coming the other way. Gah, why do you people feel the need to ride your bikes to work?? That's my thing! Although come summer, the heat will surely take its toll and thin their ranks.

Fortunately I rarely do that CCT route and usually on Fridays which are much less busy. On Tuesday evening I did the rare weekday trip from Del Ray up into DC for the FS Happy Hour and experienced the pretty much non-stop wall of cyclists coming southbound as you described. In 30 minutes of riding I saw more bad passes than I've seen in all of 2017. I know it sounds like first-world problems, but it really is a hassle.